Teenoso Is a Winner in Epsom Derby - NYTimes.com Teenoso Is a Winner in Epsom Derby AP Published: June 2, 1983 EPSOM, England, June 1— Teenoso, the favorite ridden by the British jockey Lester Piggott, scored an impressive three-length victory on a rain-drenched course in the Epsom Derby today. There were at least two familiar elements in the result of the mile-and-a-half event, one of Europe's most important thoroughbred races. Piggott added to his Derby record by winning for the ninth time, and this was the 17th time in the last 21 years that the favorite or the second choice had triumphed. Teenoso, who went off at odds of 9-2 in a field of 21 3-year-olds, finished in 2:49 7/10. The time was the slowest for the Derby since 1891, reflecting the soggy conditions.

Carlingford Castle, a 14-1 shot, was second, and Shearwalk and Salmon Leap, both owned by the breeder Robert Sangster, finished third and fourth, respectively, in a close finish. Slewpy, the American colt flown here especially for the Derby, began well but soon tired and finished 18th. The veteran American jockey Bill Shoemaker finished 16th aboard Lomond, the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. Sabin, $5.80, Wins Belmont Turf Race - NYTimes.com Sabin, $5.80, Wins Belmont Turf Race By STEVEN CRIST Published: June 26, 1983 Eddie Maple and a 3-year-old filly named Sabin played catch-me-ifyou-can with 11 older fillies yesterday at Belmont Park and their dare just lasted. Sabin stretched her early speed over 10 furlongs on the Widener Turf Course to win the $88,350 New York Handicap by a head. Sabin used the same tactics that had netted her easier victories in shorter races against lesser horses.

The daughter of Lyphard led every step of the way under a sharp ride by Maple that allowed her to relax early and save something for the drive. Sabin, favored over her elders, returned $5.80 for $2 and went the mile and a quarter in 2:01. If Winter Comes, a 24-1 shot, finished second, 2 lengths in front of Doodle. Sabin is owned by Henryk deKwiatkowski and trained by Woody Stephens, the team that campaigned Conquistador Cielo, the 1982 horse of the year. Sabin's victory continued a banner season for Stephens, who trains Caveat, the Belmont Stakes winner and leading 3-year-old colt in training, and Number, the top older filly in the country. Sabin is now the leading contender for champion grass filly and, possibly, champion 3-year-old filly as well. Not since the heyday of Calumet Farm have so many potential champions been housed in the same stable, and Stephens, who turns 70 on Sept. 1, hasn't even brought out his 2-year-olds.

Winner Carries 108 Pounds Sabin was the theoretical highweight because 3-year-old fillies are supposed to get 13 pounds from their elders going 10 furlongs in June. She was assigned 108, the equivalent of 121 considering her age and effectively 125 because Maple carried 4 pounds of overweight. If Winter Comes carried 113 pounds. Grease, the starting highweight at 118, faded to finish eighth as the 3-1 second choice. Sabin's victory was her fourth in five career starts on the grass, her only defeat coming on a boggy and yielding course. Last time out, she beat 3-year-old colts by 6 lengths in the Saranac Stakes, and in April she set an Aqueduct track record for a mile in 1:35 on the grass. Yesterday, she broke alertly from post 8, relaxed through easy fractions of 24 4/5, 49, 1:12 4/5 and 1:36 4/5.

Great Nation and Grease began to wilt from chasing her, then If Winter Comes came flying down the stretch in the final furlong. ''That filly never headed us,'' Maple said, ''but I was sure she was going to at any time.'' Gold Beauty a Strong Favorite A different sort of filly is the feature attraction today at Belmont. Gold Beauty, who was the champion sprinter last year as only a 3-year-old, is the heavy favorite against males in the True North Handicap at six furlongs. Gold Beauty has lost only once in eight career starts, when she finished third in the Vosburgh last October after suffering a minor shin fracture during the race. Previous to that start, she whipped the best sprinters in the country by six lengths in the Fall Highweight Handicap. The sprinting division looks healthier this year, but most of the top threats to Gold Beauty are waiting until later this year to try her.

They include Copelan, the one-time Kentucky Derby favorite this year who was injured in the Blue Grass Stakes and is being rehabilitated as a sprinter; Let Burn, who stretched his speed to win the Massachusetts Hanndicap last week and may continue trying longer races; Deputy Minister, the 2-year-old champion of 1981, who is being pointed for the Tom Fool Handicap at 7 furlongs July 17; Star Gallant, who will also go in the Tom Fool, and Ambassador of Luck, a 4-year-old filly who has been devastating in three straight sprinting victories this year but will keep to running against fillies for now. The thinking by their trainers appears to be: Why test Gold Beauty at her best distance when she is at the top of her game? She won the Regret Handicap at Monmouth in her seasonal debut, then tuned up for the True North with a spectacular Thursday morning workout of 3 furlongs in 33 3/ 5 seconds. Her opponents today include Maudlin, a hard-knocking stakes veteran, and Fit to Fight, the beaten favorite in the Metropolitan Handicap May 30.

---- 8-1 Shot Wins Irish Derby THE CURRAGH, Ireland, June 25 (UPI) - Shareef Dancer, a $3.3 million colt ridden by Walter Swinburn, won the $200,000 Irish Sweeps Derby today. The winner was sired by Northern Dancer. Shareef Dancer, an 8-1 shot, finished 3 lengths ahead of Caerleon, the 5-4 favorite. Caerleon, the French Derby winner, was ridden by Pat Eddery. Lester Piggott, who rode Teenoso to victory in the English Derby, came in third with the colt in the mile-and-a-half race that had 12 starters. Two Americans won $150,000 apiece for drawing tickets on Shareef Dancer in the Irish Hospital sweepstakes. They were L.W. Hoycanney of Duxbury, Mass., and Donald Beachler of Lorain, Ohio.

Espom Derby History Espom Derby History Latest Espom Derby History Stories / Espom Derby History Epsom Derby video highlights - The top ten Derby winners 15 May 2012 The town of Epsom first became famous for its natural mineral water when a local farmer, Henry Wicker took his cattle up to a watering hole on the Downs in 1618. The alleged healing properties of the water brought crowds from London who wanted to escape the squalor in return for the country air. 1661 saw the first recorded race meeting to be held on the Downs and the tradition continued until the summer of 1780 when one of today's greatest sporting spectacles was established. Edward Smith Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby, organised a race for himself and his friends to race their three-year-old fillies over one and a half miles. He named it the Oaks after his estate. The race became so successful that the following year a new race was added for colts and fillies. The title of the race was decided after the Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, a leading racing figure of the day and friend of the Earl's, flipped a coin.

So begun the inaugural running of the 'Derby' won, incidentally, by Sir Charles Bunbury's horse Diomed. The contest was held over a mile with the starting point in a straight line beyond the current five-furlong marker. Tattenham Corner was not introduced until 1784 when the course was extended to its current distance of a mile- and-a-half. Since then, the race has produced some of the most remarkable stories in all of sport and has been the crowning glory for some of the greatest legends of the game, both human and equine. Emily Davison In 1913, for example, a young woman named Emily Davison attended the race. A keen suffragette, Emily dedicated her life to fighting the oppression of women – arguing for the right to vote and equality in law. To gain publicity, Emily tried to grab the bridle of Anmer, King George V's horse, as it raced past her. Horrifically, she was trampled by the horse, suffering a severely fractured skull. She died without regaining consciousness. Although the suffragettes mourned her loss, they also applauded her bravery.

The general public weren't so compassionate though and seemed more concerned with the fate of the horse and jockey, though neither turned out to be seriously hurt. Emily's actions spurred many more women to act and, in 1918, parliament enfranchised women over the age of 30, eventually lowering the voting age to 21 in 1928, giving women complete political equality with men. Emily's sacrifice also had a big affect on the Derby itself – her legendary action had made the race more famous than ever. Vincent O’Brien Vincent O’Brien is arguably the greatest trainer of thoroughbreds there has ever been and his record is simply astonishing. Initially he concentrated his efforts on jump racing. This led to a string of eye catching successes. These encompassed three consecutive Gold Cups (1948, 1949 and 1950), three consecutive Champion Hurdles (1949, 1950 and 1951) and three consecutive Grand Nationals (1953, 1954 and 1955).

He is the only trainer ever to have sent out three consecutive winners of the Grand National, and he won a further Gold Cup in 1953. In the late 1950's he switched his attentions to the flat and needless to say he met once again with considerable success. By the time he retired he had won sixteen English and twenty seven Irish classics, including six Derbys (Larkspur (1962), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), The Minstrel (1977) and Golden Fleece (1982)). Lester Piggott Lester Piggott rode in the Epsom Derby on thirty-eight occasions and won the race nine times, including becoming the youngest ever to win the event in at the tender age of 18. In his 47 years in the saddle he rode to victory 5,300 times in more than 30 countries. Aged 56, he claimed the 2,000 Guineas in 1992 on Rodrigo de Triano - his 30th British Classic win.

He eventually retired in 1995 and some of his most noteable Derby's are detailed below: ZUCCHERO (1951) Piggott's first Derby in 1951, when he was just 15, was on a temperamental character who planted and refused to budge until the remainder of the field were almost out of sight. What did Piggott learn from this experience? "Not to get left at the start". GAY TIME (1952) After winning well at Salisbury just seven days before the big race, Piggott considered his mount 'a certainty', but Charlie Smirke was in no mood to be upstaged and gave his young rival a famously hard time on the track. Smirke's mount, Tulyar, held off Gay Time by three-quarters of a length and Piggott was eventually unseated after the line. NEVER SAY DIE (1954) The first of Piggott's nine successes in the race came aboard a 33-1 chance.

The papers were in a frenzy about the youngest rider ever to win the race ever winner but, rather than stay out to celebrate, he was driven home by his parents where he to spend the evening mowing the lawn. CREPELLO (1957) A heavily backed favourite, Piggott's winning ride cemented his reputation with punters and the press as being the best around. As he returned to the winner's enclosure, celebrity hairdresser 'Teasy Weasy' Raymond burst through the crowds to thrust a gold watch into the hands of the jockey as a thank-you present, while the horse's owner, Victor Sassoon gave Piggott his car, a Lincoln Continental limousine. SIR IVOR (1968) Any regrets the rider might have had about his split with Noel Murless did not last long. Sir Ivor became the first of four winners Piggott would partner for Vincent O'Brien, eight years after his previous Derby win on St Paddy Piggott found Sir Ivor an easy ride – "it was as if he knew what he was supposed to do".

NIJINKSY (1970) Probably Piggott's most popular and famous winning ride in the race, the outstanding Nijinksy went on to become the first horse since Bahram in 1935 to win the Triple Crown. An iconic victory in the Derby, which took his record to eight from eight, was achieved in effortless fashion from French colts Gyr and Stintino. ROBERTO (1972) Piggott had to be at his very strongest to force the winner home from Rheingold, who might have won but for continually bumping into his rival. Short of room for manoeuvre, it took a ride of astonishing power and determination to secure a short-head verdict in a photograph which took the judge what seemed like hours to resolve. EMPERY (1976) A seventh Derby win made Piggott the winning most successful rider in the history of the race, but punters could have been forgiven for being surprised by the 10-1 success over hot favourite Wollow. Piggott repeated the success on The Minstrel the following year.

TEENOSO (1983) The last of Piggott's wins, gained in the most testing conditions many could ever remember at the track. Trainer Geoff Wragg, in his first season with a licence, was given a dream start to his career and the horse proved the win to be no fluke when winning the King George the following year. KHAMASEEN (1994) Having returned to the sport after serving a prison sentence for tax evasion, Piggott was a 58-year-old grandfather when he finished fifth behind Erhaab, closing a chapter in the history of the Derby as he rode in the race for the 38th and final time. Nijinsky (1970) Trained by the Irish genius Vincent O'Brien, he won all five of his races as a two-year-old and did not let his supporters down in the Derby, recording a stylish victory under the legendary Lester Piggott. He landed the Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and went on to complete the Triple Crown (2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger).

He ended his career with two defeats but they could not disguise the glory of his achievements earlier in the year. Piggott paid him this tribute: "Nijinsky possessed more natural ability than any horse I ever rode". Mill Reef (1971) Mill Reef and the equally-brilliant Brigadier Gerard made 1971 a golden year for racing. Both were outstanding champions in their own right and they remain two of the all-time greats. The "Brigadier" came out on top in the 2000 Guineas but he did not run at Epsom, leaving Mill Reef to make his own indelible mark in the history books. The better of the pair over the Derby distance of a mile-and-a-half, Mill Reef later added the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris to his impressive portfolio. Shergar (1981) Shergar is perhaps even better known these days for his unsolved disappearance than he is for his breathtaking display at Epsom, where he scored by an unprecedented 10 lengths.

After going on to land the Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, he was sensationally beaten in the St Leger and subsequently retired. After spending just one season at the Aga Khan's stud in Ireland, he vanished during the night in February 1983 and was never seen again. The kidnap made front-page news worldwide and before long, conspiracy theories began to circulate. Bogus ransom demands were received on more than one occasion and the kidnappers were said to have left photos of the horse in a hotel as proof that the champion stud was still alive. It was even suggested the IRA had taken the horse and shot him, but to this day, no proof exists as to what really happened. Shergar's Derby win was named in the Observer's 100 Most Memorable Sporting Moments of the 20th Century. Willie Carson Five-time champion jockey Willie Carson won 17 British Classics and 11 Irish Classics in a glittering 34-year riding career.

Carson rode his first Classic winner on High Top in the 1972 2000 Guineas, the year he was crowned champion jockey for the first time and was also champion in 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1983. Carson won the Derby for the first time on the brilliant colt Troy in the 200th running of the famous Epsom showpiece in 1979 and also won the turf's Blue Riband on Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994) and rates Nashwan as the best horse he rode in his illustrious career. He enjoyed his best season in 1990, riding 187 winners and retired from riding in 1996 at the age of 54. Carson was awarded an OBE in 1983 for services to racing.

Carson is now a very successful breeder and owns the 60-acre Minster Stud at Cirencester in Gloucestershire and was the first jockey to breed a British Classic winner, Minster Son, who he also rode, to win the 1988 St Leger in Lady Beaverbrook's silks. Carson is fourth in the all-time list of champion flat jockeys in Britain behind Sir Gordon Richards, Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery. The Queen Queen Elizabeth comes to Derby Day every year, usually accompanied by Prince Philip. As a racehourse owner, The Queen has had nine attempts to win the Epsom Derby - with a second place (Aureole, Coronation year, 1953) the best. Her last entry was thirty years ago, but this year she will be represented by race-favourite, Carlton House. Her previous attempts are detailed below: AUREOLE (1953 - 2nd) Aureole came closest to giving the Queen a Derby victory when runner-up to Pinza at Epsom Downs.

Ridden by Harry Carr, the colt was sixth into the home straight and made headway in the final three furlongs but was unable to peg back Pinza. LANDAU (1954 - 8th) Landau finished a length second to Rowston Manor in the Lingfield Derby Trial but in the Derby itself, the colt led from three furlongs out until the quarter-mile mark, at which point he weakened tamely to finish eighth under Willie Snaith as Never Say Die went on to win. ATLAS (1956 - 5th) Sent off a 50/1 shot, Atlas made late headway at Epsom, coming home strongly under Harry Carr, to take fifth, a little over three lengths behind the victorious Lavandin. DOUTELLE (1957 - 10th) A winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial, Doutelle was at 100/6 chance for the Derby. But he was never in contention, trailing in tenth behind the winner Crepello under jockey Harry Carr.

MINER'S LAMP (1958 - 6th) Miner's Lamp's won Epsom's Blue Riband Trial Stakes but was never able to challenge the front rank in the Derby and shared sixth place behind the winner, Hard Ridden. ABOVE SUSPICION (1959 - 5th) Sent off at 100/6 for the Derby, Above Suspicion raced towards the rear under Doug Smith before making strong progress in the home straight, running on to take fifth, three lengths behind his victorious stablemate, Parthia. ENGLISH HARBOUR (1978 - 18th) Ridden by Joe Mercer, English Harbour was never a factor in the Derby as he trailed home a distant 18th behind Shirley Heights, a horse he had finished fifth behind on his two-year-old debut in Newmarket's Limekiln Stakes. MILFORD (1979 - 10th) Sent off the 15/2 third favourite under Lester Piggott, the Royal colt weakened in the straight to finish about 15 lengths behind the triumphant Troy.

CHURCH PARADE (1981 - 5th) Ridden by Willie Carson, Church Parade kept on at one pace under Willie Carson to take fifth, 18 lengths behind the imperious Shergar. By the early nineteenth century there was one permanent stand for spectators, called the Prince's Stand. In 1828, the newly formed Epsom Grand Stand Association started to build a new stand which although not completed, was in use by the 1829 Derby. Noteable events 1805 – One of the horses was brought down by a spectator. 1838 – Amato never raced before or after winning the Derby. 1844 – The original winner Running Rein was disqualified as he was actually an ineligible four-year-old horse named Maccabeus. 1881 – Iroquois became the first American-bred to win a leg of the British triple crown. 1884 – The race finished with a dead-heat between Harvester and St. Gatien. 1887 – Merry Hampton is the most recent horse to win the Derby with no previous victories.

1894 – The winner was owned by the Prime Minister at the time, the 5th Earl of Rosebery. 1901 – The first year in which a mechanical starting gate was used. 1909 – Minoru was the first Derby winner owned by a reigning monarch, King Edward VII, who had previously won twice as Prince of Wales. 1913 – The 6/4 favourite Craganour, owned by Charles B. Ismay, brother of J. Bruce Ismay of the Titanic, was controversially disqualified, and the race was awarded to the 100/1 outsider Aboyeur. Suffragette Emily Davison is struck by King George V's horse, Anmer, she dies four days later. 1916 – Fifinella, who also won the Oaks, is the most recent of six fillies to win the race. The previous five were Eleanor (1801), Blink Bonny (1857), Shotover (1882), Signorinetta (1908), Tagalie (1912). 1921 – The winner Humorist died two weeks after the race.

1927 – The first Derby to be broadcast by the BBC. 1932 – April the Fifth is the most recent winner trained at Epsom. 1946 – Airborne is the most recent of 4 grey horses to win the Derby. 1953 – Pinza was the first winner in the race for the jockey Sir Gordon Richards, after 27 unsuccessful attempts. 1989 – The runner-up Terimon is the longest-priced horse to finish placed in the Derby, at odds of 500/1. 1996 – Alex Greaves became the first (and so far only) lady jockey to ride in the race. She finished last on the filly Portuguese Lil. 1998 – The most recent filly to take part, the 1,000 Guineas winner Cape Verdi, started as 11/4 favourite but could only finish 9th. 2007 – Authorized provided jockey Frankie Dettori with his first winner in the Derby after 14 previous attempts.

2008 – Jim Bolger, the trainer of Derby winner New Approach, had left the horse entered for the race "by mistake", having not initially intended to run him. Latest news Modern Greats | Epsom Derby The Hill The Hill is the famous area at the centre of the racecourse and is usually the heart of the party as people flock to its unique carnival atmosphere. No tickets are required to access the Hill on either day - just turn up and enjoy! Modern Greats Throughout the history of racing at Epsom the horses have always been the stars of the show. Racing professionals, old enough to have seen the 1965 Derby, would almost certainly name Sea-Bird as the best Derby winner of the 20th century. Seldom had the race been won with such complete, almost contemptuous authority and his brilliant victory later in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe confirmed his status. Of the many other famous Derby winners since then, probably Nijinsky, winner of the Triple Crown in 1970, would be high on most lists.

Ably assisted by Lester Piggott, he beat Sea-Bird’s son Gyr, before going on to sire three Derby winners – Golden Fleece (1982), Shahrastani (1986) and Lammtarra (1995) – and the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, Ferdinand. In 1971 Mill Reef, with Geoff Lewis aboard, won the Derby, Eclipse Stakes, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Sadly, tragedy struck the following year when he broke his near-foreleg in training. The colt underwent a six-hour operation, involving the insertion of a steel plate in his leg, and spent six weeks in plaster. Making a full recovery, he retired to the National Stud to sire Derby winners Shirley Heights (1978) and Reference Point (1987). Mention the name of Shergar and someone is bound to ask ‘Whatever happened to Shergar?’ After winning the 1981 Derby, by a record 10 lengths, the Irish Derby and the ‘King George’, he was kidnapped from the Aga Khan’s Ballymany Stud in Co.

Kildare, by an armed gang on 8th February 1983. Shergar, whose syndication value was £10 million, became the subject of a £2 million ransom, but the kidnappers never received payment. Sean O’Callaghan, a senior member of the Provisional IRA who later turned informer, stated: “Shergar was loaded into a horsebox and driven off towards north County Leitrim…The horse threw itself into a frenzy in the horsebox, damaging a leg and proving impossible for the team to control. He was killed within days, even though the IRA kept up the pretence he was alive.” Four months later, it was reported that the insurers, Lloyds of London, having received no further contact from the kidnappers, had agreed to pay £7 million to the owners’ syndicate, on the presumption that Shergar was dead. Lammtarra, who broke the track record in 1995 and, retired unbeaten, also went into the record books, as the first Derby winner to be sired by a Derby winner (Nijinsky 1970) out of an Oaks winner (Snow Bride 1989).

For the three greatest Oaks winners of the 20th century, I would like to nominate: Pretty Polly (1904), bred and owned by Major Eustace Loder and the winner of 22 races from 24 starts, including, the One Thousand Guineas, St Leger and Coronation Cup, twice. Sceptre (1902), owned and trained by the enigmatic Bob Sievier and winner of both the One and Two Thousand Guineas, the St Leger and Champion Stakes. Many fillies came close for my third choice, but heart ruling head, I’ve gone for Petite Etoile (1959), owned by Prince Aly Khan, trained by Noel Murless and ridden by Lester Piggott. In all she won 14 races from 19 starts, including, the One Thousand Guineas, Champion Stakes and Coronation Cup, twice. The Epsom stars of the 21st century have been equally exciting. Galileo, an impressive Derby winner in 2001, has been Champion Sire in G.B.

and Ireland, six times, getting three Derby winners: New Approach (2008), Ruler Of The World (2013) and Australia (2014). Eight years after foaling Galileo, his dam Urban Sea, produced another Derby hero – Sea The Stars, who lit up the spring, summer and autumn of 2009, with six scintillating Group 1 victories, after which he was heralded as one of the all time greats. In 2014 we were treated to Australia, bred by Lord Derby from his 2004 Oaks winner Ouija Board, trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by his son Joseph. So far, this century, the best winners of the Oaks have been tightly matched – Ouija Board, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare, twice; Snow Fairy, winner of the Irish Oaks, Hong Kong Cup and Irish Champion Stakes and Taghrooda, winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Of the non-equine stars, no list would be complete without Lester Piggott, winner of a record nine Derby’s from Never Say Die in1954, to Teenoso in 1983. He also rode six winners of the Oaks, from Carrozza for the Queen in 1957, to Circus Plume for Sir Robin McAlpine in 1984. Also, we remember Sir Henry Cecil, the most successful trainer of the 20th century in domestic Classic races, winning 25 British Classics, including eight winners of the Oaks, notably in 1985 with Oh So Sharp completing the fillies’ Triple Crown. He also trained four winners of the Derby – Slip Anchor (1985), Reference Point (1987), Commander in Chief (1993) and Oath (1999), and was Champion trainer 10 times from 1976-1993. However, his final glory came with training Frankel, unbeaten after 14 races, including the 2012 Queen Anne Stakes by 11 lengths, witnessed by the author and thought to be his finest victory.

Henry Cecil died of cancer on 11 June 2013. The 2014 Investec Oaks was run “In Memory Of Sir Henry Cecil.” Finally, a special thanks must go to Her Majesty The Queen, who has supported both the Derby and Oaks throughout her reign. She has attended Derby Day on all but two renewals of the race since her Coronation, having had ten runners in the race from Aureole (2nd in 1953) to Carlton House (3rd in 2011). She has had two winners of the Oaks: Carrozza (in1957) and Dunfermline (in 1977), the latter, also winning the St Leger. Named British flat racing Champion owner in 1954 and 1957, she was the first reigning monarch to do so twice. Click here for more from the Official Derby Historian – Michael Church. JockeySite.com Other The Epsom Derby It is know as The Derby, and there is not need more words to know to which race we refer.

There is nothing similar, there are many Derbys, probably one for each country of horse racing tradition, but The Derby there is only one that may called so. But The Derby is not only a race, it is a feast day, it is The Derby Day and I believe that nobody better than Fernando Savater describes The Derby in his book "The Play of the Horses" writing: "When I find myself in the tribune of Epsom on the first Wednesday of June, a few seconds before the start of the two minutes and a half , the longest and most tense of the year, I know with certainty that I would not like to be in that moment in any other part of the world; this is something that one may assure in very few occasions and it is worthwhile to live three hundred and sixty five days to enjoy again such plenitude". The origin of The Derby dates from 1780, exactly on a 4 of May, when the first edition of this singular race was run, winning by Diomed, in a race over a mile, even though we have to look something backwards in time to see his history.

There was a race called Oaks instituted by Lord Derby, reserved exclusively for mares, which was disputed for the first time in 1779, what made that one year later Lord Derby and following the initiative of his friend Sir Charles Bunbury, created the version for the males, over the distance of one mile, not having been disputed over a mile and a half until the year 1784 when Serjeant was the winner. The Derby of 1839 deserves a special charter, not only because the race was carried out under a copious snowfall but also due to a curious case, the winner Bloomsbury, who was suspected of having run and won The Derby with an age which did not correspond to the race conditions, for three years old exclusively, but it was not demonstrated that the horse were four years as the rumors indicated. In 1853, took place the victory of West Australian, the first who would obtain the Triple British Corona, winning the 2000 Guineas , The Derby and the St. Leger a deed which only 15 horses have achieved in the whole history, the last of them in getting it was Nijinsky in 1970.

The first time that The Derby was televised was in 1931, the winner of that year being Cameronian, horse who also would win in the 2,000 Guineas, but who was not able to do the same in the St. Leger, establishing two years later Hyperion the time record of the trial with 2:34 though little would last his happiness, because three years later, in 1936, the horse of the Aga Khan, Mahmoud won in a record time, getting the second place another horse of Aga Khan, Taj Akbar. From 1780 up to our times, The Derby has been celebrated in the Epsom Down Racecourse, except in the period of the II World War, between 1940 and 1945 when it was run in Newmarket, returning to Epsom in 1946, with the victory of Airborne.

Advancing in the time, there is a historic date which was in 1954 when Never Say Die won The Derby, name that probably to many of us may not tell anything special, but surely if we say that the jockey was Lester Piggott , our senses would change completely. It was the beginning of an unstoppable Lester in The Derby, winning nothing less than nine Derbys. Never Say Die The edition of 1981 must have a special mention. It was a race in which there was a horse who ran two races before The Derby, winning the first by ten lengths and the second race by twelve, and his definitive trial arrived with The Derby. It was Shergar , a wonderful horse property of the Aga Khan, with a very young Walter Swimburn on the saddle, who left to second horse to ten lengths, being the longest distance by which The Derby has been won. We were before a special horse, he twisted your rivals each to his own, with an overwhelming superiority, but the great fatality arrived. Shergar was syndicated for ten million pounds, and in 1983, was kidnapped and possibly murdered by the IRA.

The Derby of 1984 was the last to be disputed the first Wednesday of June due to that in 1985 it was decided to change it to the first Saturday of June, winning Lammtarra who gave brilliance to this Derby, horse who only ran three races in 1985 winning the three, The Derby, King George Vi and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and having disputed exclusively one race before The Derby, at the age of two years old, remaining in the mind of all the next question until where had arrived Lamtarra if he had not been purchased by Japanese owners for the Stud? We will never know, but we know the words of Frankie Dettori in an interview fot TV, where he was asked for one of his unforgettable races and he answered "My victory with Lammtarra in the Arch".

It is unequalled feast, thousands of persons in the tribunes, in the center of the track, persons in very long queues trying to get the last tickets while the crowd is arriving from the Victoria Station in London up to the Tottenham Corner Station, thousands of cars parking where they can, together with the red London double deck buses, picnics, drinks,� a nice day, a race with character, with enchantment, magic, it is The Derby Anecdotes � Eleanor was the first filly who won The Derby in 1801, and one of the six fillies who have got The Derby along its history � Sir Peter Teazle, winning horse in 1787 was the sire of the first three classified in the 1803 edition, won by Ditto � Smolensko was the first horse who reached the victory in he 2,000 Guineas and in The Derby in the year 1813 � After twenty eight races disputed in The Derby, the jockey Gordon Richards obtained the victory in 1953 with Pinza, in what was his last Derby.

� In 1891, the climatology was so bad, that the stewards allowed the jockeys to surpass after the race on the weight declared, two pounds, practically one kilo. � Before the starting gates were installed to give the race in the same conditions for all participants, there were habitual delays of thirty minutes in the departures, arriving in some year to last up to ninety minutes. � Mrs. Giller & Mrs. Talbot were the first women in winning The Derby as owners, in 1937 with Mid-Day Sun. � The horse Blue Peter did not have a lot of luck in 1939. He could have been the 15th winner of the British Triple Crown, but after having the 2,000 Guineas and The Derby, and due to the beginning of the II World War, the St. Leger was canceled.

� In the year 1962 there was an important fall in the dispute of The Derby, in the Tottenham Corner, falling down seven jockeys and their horses, and probably this year will be remembered more for this reason than for the victory of Larkspur � The owner Pasul Mellon is the only one who can be vain of having won The Derby, in 1971 with Mill Reef , and the Kentucky Derby, in 1993 with Sea Hero � Snow Knight, winner in 1974 was the sire of Snow Bride, winner of the Oaks of 1989 who in her turn was the dam of another great horse, winner of the Derby in 1995, Lammtarra � The jockey who most victories has obtained in The Derby has been Lester Piggott with nine, and the trainer Vicent O�Brien with six victories. � The youngest jockey who has won The Derby up to day, was Lester Piggott with 18 years old with, Never Say Die in 1954, and the oldest John Forth, who won at the age of 60 years with Frederick in 1829

Question: Who rode 'Teenoso' to victory in the 1983 Derby?
Answer: Lester Piggott